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What's New - The Latest Changes

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Using Compton for a tear-free experience in Xfce	24-Jan-15
LXQt with kwin	21-Nov-14
Minimal LXQt installation	20-Nov-14
How to install AUR packages in ManjaroISO	19-Nov-14
Alternative way to install ManjaroISO	18-Nov-14
Western Digital Green - Drive Fix - Linux	15-Nov-14
Proper ~/.xinitrc File	24-Oct-14
Basic Tips for conky	6-Oct-14

Getting Started

Overview

Manjaro Overview Various articles to answer all your questions! Using Manjaro New to Manjaro? Start here for an overview!

On-Line and Support

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Manjaro On-line Our blog, forum, Twitter, Reddit, and Facebook accounts. Manjaro IRC Additional direct support for Manjaro users.

Get Manjaro

Download Manjaro Where to find the latest and greatest 32 and 64 bit releases. Check a Downloaded ISO Image For Errors Check your Manjaro download for errors in Linux and Windows.

Installation

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Burn an ISO File Burn Manjaro to CD/DVD or USB stick in Linux and Windows. Install Manjaro Installation and partitioning guides for beginners and experienced users.

Customisation and Configuration

Boot / Startup

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BIOS and UEFI How to enable virtualisation, run Manjaro on Windows 8 systems, and more!

DEs, DMs, & WMs

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Display Managers / Login Screens Install, configure, or even bypass MDM, GDM, KDM, SDDM, LXDM, and SLiM Desktop Environments and Window Managers Install popular desktops and apply a range of desktop-specific configuration

Manjaro Settings Manager

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Manjaro Settings Manager Here you can set your Language, User Account, Kernel, Time and Date, and your Graphics Card Drivers.

Software Management

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Repositories and Servers Access the AUR, change repositories, find the fastest mirrors, etc. Pacman Instructions for using the Package Manager & other terminal based package managers. Graphical Software Managers There's a range of user-friendly software managers available!

Network / Internet

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Internet Browsers Security, Customisation, and Configuration. Security & Anonymity Articles not related to specific browsers. NTP - Setting up Windows NTP Solve the Windows using Local Time Problem . Set DNS and-or Nameservers Some users get their DNS or nameservers overwritten in resolv.conf on boot, using resolvconf.conf will prevent this. Sync dynamic IP with openDNS service via ddclient Solution for update dynamic IP for openDNS service. Synergy - Mouse & Keyboard Sharing Use a mouse and keyboard across multiple machines & operating systems. Setup Internet DHCP This is a simple way for NON-wireless network users to get their internet working. If you don't like NetworkManager or the like, this is for you. Setup Static IP For setting a static IP on wired ethernet interfaces for servers, ignoring wireless/wifi interfaces and DHCP leases. Uses netctl instead of NetworkManager. How-to check an .ISO MD5 checksum Manjaro is currently using the superior SHA for checking the integrity of a downloaded .ISO, other .ISO's we may download use MD5. Using Samba in your File Manager How to setup Samba share in your network.

Software Applications

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Audio Players A summary of some of the most popular. ClamAV, Installing Install and configure ClamAV in Manjaro without problems. Flash player in Konqueror Make flash work in Konqueror. HandBrakeCLI Usage A quick & dirty how-to for ripping many formats of movies. Krusader, Installing Install and configure Krusader in Manjaro without problems. NeroLinux 4 Installation and configuration of NeroLinux 4. Quake Live, Installing Install Quake Live Client in Manjaro without problems. Spotify, Installing Install Spotify Client in Manjaro without problems. VirtualBox, Installing and Using Use Virtualbox in Manjaro, and Manjaro in Virtualbox. Worker - An Introduction Worker is an extremely customisable file manager, which takes a little time to get to know... Bmpanel2, Installing and configuring Install Bmpanel2 and configure it under Manjaro without problems. Encfs, Installing and Using Install Encfs encryption and encrypt your Dropbox under Manjaro without problems. Basic Tips for conky Conky can display a lot of useful information on your desktop

System

Partition Access Without Entering a Password Implemented in Manjaro 0.8.4, this fix will benefit users of earlier releases. Storage Partition Creation, Modify System to Suit, & Add a /swapfile: How to modify and set partitions. System Time Setting For correct system time/date, turn on NTP (Network Time Protocol) &/or set your Timezone (locale). Touchpad Horizontal and Vertical Scrolling Activate click on tap, and vertical and horizontal scrolling on your touchpad. Management of the Systemd Journal & of .log files An introduction to the management of both Systemd's Journal & syslog-ng's /var/log/*log files. Get rid of the gnome-pty-helper process Remove the executable bit from all instances of gnome-pty-helper on your system. Users & Groups A quick reference on an important topic. Using OpenRC, an alternative to systemd A quick reference on an important topic.

Hardware

Manjaro Hardware Detection (MHWD) You need to know this - Kernels and Graphics Cards. Printers Enable printing and add printers. Power Settings Got the power? No? Then optimise it! Fstab - Use SystemD automount x-systemd.automount & the x-systemd.device-timeout= options, bring VERY simple to use magic to our device mounting via /etc/fstab.

BASH / Terminal

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Aliases in .bashrc Shortcuts for your terminal.

Troubleshooting

Boot / Startup

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Restore the GRUB Bootloader Can't boot Manjaro? You may be able to repair rather than reinstall! Kernel Fails to Load / "Unable to Find Device" Error The solution for a problem that affects certain computers that use JMicron chips.

Desktop

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Remove screen tearing with dcompmgr - nVidia This how-to works for watching videos & Youtube, with the closed source driver at least.

Hardware

Screen Brightness is too Dark or Dim The solution for an issue that particularly affects some makes of laptops. Did X.server recognise your monitor correctly? A quick test in the Terminal. Configure mplayer the right way mplayer config file overkill. exFAT filesystem Enables Linux, Windows & OS/X systems to read/write data on external media e.g. USB Drive. Ownership/Permissions remain stable. Western Digital Green - Drive Fix - Linux Some WD Green drives have a "feature" called intellipark, that parks the heads every 8 seconds...

Software Management

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Installation: "Unable to lock database" Error A relatively common problem explained and easily solved. Installation: "Configuration file...not recognized" Error An explanation and solution for a problem encountered by some newcomers. Installation: "Invalid or corrupted package" Error An explanation and solution for this software authentication issue. Installation: "GPGME_error:_No_data" Error An explanation and solution for this rare issue. Update: Issues with pamac during updates Solutions to deal with pamac issues on updating your system. Conflicting Files When Updating (Manjaro 0.8.0) A solution to solve updating issues for installations of Manjaro 0.8.0. No Sound in Steam A solution to a common Steam bug/problem.

Wiki Editing

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Basic Submission Rules How to create an account, and the dos and do-nots for Wiki contributors. How to create a new Wiki Page Guide on how to create a new wiki page. A Handy Quick Reference for Wiki page Creation - Editing (Most) Everything you need to know to create, edit & format a wiki page.

• User's Guide

Full user guide on every aspect of Wiki authorship and maintenance.

• Create Notification Boxes

A simple overview where the existing boxes aren't sufficient.